Number And Proportion Of Inter-Ethnic And Transnational Marriages Among Citizen Marriages, Annual
Description
Annual counts and shares of inter-ethnic and transnational marriages among Singapore citizen marriages from 1984 through 2024, published by SingStat. Citizen marriages involve at least one citizen; totals may include marriages with unreported attributes. Family and demography researchers track cross-ethnic and cross-national marriage trends. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M830184.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 10/07/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Total may include marriages with attribute(s) not reported. Citizen marriages refer to marriages involving at least one citizen. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M830184
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1984-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 5
- Columns
- 43
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Marriages | 22955.000000 | 24355.000000 | 24767.000000 | 23433.000000 | 19430.000000 | 22165.000000 | 23632.000000 | 24417.000000 | 23873.000000 | 23805.000000 | 24037.000000 | 21842.000000 | 23192.000000 | 22712.000000 | 20273.000000 | 21667.000000 | 21042.000000 | 20775.000000 | 20778.000000 | 20494.000000 | 19615.000000 | 19458.000000 | 20657.000000 | 19827.000000 | 20614.000000 | 23480.000000 | 21233.000000 | 24195.000000 | 22510.000000 | 23470.000000 | 23333.000000 | 24057.000000 | 24563.000000 | 23809.000000 | 23093.000000 | 22628.000000 | 23989.000000 | 22567.000000 | 19348.000000 | 22578.000000 | 23853.000000 | |
| Inter-Ethnic Marriages Among Citizen Marriages | 4407.000000 | 4431.000000 | 4201.000000 | 3735.000000 | 3322.000000 | 4060.000000 | 4258.000000 | 4339.000000 | 4264.000000 | 4204.000000 | 4134.000000 | 3984.000000 | 4289.000000 | 4050.000000 | 3631.000000 | 3665.000000 | 3169.000000 | 3100.000000 | 2866.000000 | 2792.000000 | 2295.000000 | 2185.000000 | 2441.000000 | 2466.000000 | 2401.000000 | 2376.000000 | 2217.000000 | 2091.000000 | 2023.000000 | 2036.000000 | 1985.000000 | 1886.000000 | 1805.000000 | 1685.000000 | 1704.000000 | 1482.000000 | 1529.000000 | 1304.000000 | 1235.000000 | 1344.000000 | 1375.000000 | |
| Transnational Marriages Among Citizen Marriages | 8393.000000 | 8858.000000 | 8230.000000 | 6787.000000 | 5761.000000 | 8105.000000 | 8391.000000 | 8436.000000 | 8581.000000 | 8562.000000 | 8868.000000 | 8566.000000 | 9263.000000 | 8949.000000 | 8230.000000 | 8843.000000 | 8136.000000 | 8086.000000 | 8161.000000 | 8406.000000 | 7130.000000 | 6358.000000 | 6806.000000 | 6745.000000 | 6627.000000 | 7209.000000 | 6969.000000 | 6397.000000 | 7059.000000 | 6955.000000 | 6695.000000 | 6729.000000 | 6499.000000 | 4798.000000 | 4731.000000 | 4097.000000 | 3657.000000 | 3503.000000 | 2979.000000 | 3137.000000 | 3597.000000 | |
| Proportion Of Inter-Ethnic Marriages Among Citizen Marriages | 19.200000 | 18.200000 | 17.000000 | 15.900000 | 17.100000 | 18.300000 | 18.000000 | 17.800000 | 17.900000 | 17.700000 | 17.200000 | 18.200000 | 18.500000 | 17.800000 | 17.900000 | 16.900000 | 15.100000 | 14.900000 | 13.800000 | 13.600000 | 11.700000 | 11.200000 | 11.800000 | 12.400000 | 11.600000 | 10.100000 | 10.400000 | 8.600000 | 9.000000 | 8.700000 | 8.500000 | 7.800000 | 7.300000 | 7.100000 | 7.400000 | 6.500000 | 6.400000 | 5.800000 | 6.400000 | 6.000000 | 5.800000 | |
| Proportion Of Transnational Marriages Among Citizen Marriages | 36.600000 | 36.400000 | 33.200000 | 29.000000 | 29.700000 | 36.600000 | 35.500000 | 34.500000 | 35.900000 | 36.000000 | 36.900000 | 39.200000 | 39.900000 | 39.400000 | 40.600000 | 40.800000 | 38.700000 | 38.900000 | 39.300000 | 41.000000 | 36.300000 | 32.700000 | 32.900000 | 34.000000 | 32.100000 | 30.700000 | 32.800000 | 26.400000 | 31.400000 | 29.600000 | 28.700000 | 28.000000 | 26.500000 | 20.200000 | 20.500000 | 18.100000 | 15.200000 | 15.500000 | 15.400000 | 13.900000 | 15.100000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |
| 2009 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |
| 2002 | Numeric | No |
| 2001 | Numeric | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Numeric | No |
| 1998 | Numeric | No |
| 1997 | Numeric | No |
| 1996 | Numeric | No |
| 1995 | Numeric | No |
| 1994 | Numeric | No |
| 1993 | Numeric | No |
| 1992 | Numeric | No |
| 1991 | Numeric | No |
| 1990 | Numeric | No |
| 1989 | Numeric | No |
| 1988 | Numeric | No |
| 1987 | Numeric | No |
| 1986 | Numeric | No |
| 1985 | Numeric | No |
| 1984 | Numeric | No |